Maternal tea consumption during early pregnancy and the risk of spina bifida

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 756-761

  Yazdy, Mahsa M ^a   Tinker, Sarah C ^b   Mitchell, Allen A ^a   Demmer, Laurie A ^c   Werler, Martha M ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Catechins; Folic acid; Spina bifida; Tea consumption

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; TEA;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET SURVEYS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; TEA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867666589     PISSN: 15420752     EISSN: 15420760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23025     Document Type: Article

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